Career Information

State where the greatest number of first-time test
takers took the bar

NY

School's bar passage rate for first-time test
takers

94.4%

Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test
takers

76.7%

Class of 2007 Graduates

Total graduates

254

Graduates employed at graduation

97.2%

Graduates known to be employed nine months after
graduation

99.6%

Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time

25th percentile private sector starting salary

$145,000

Median private sector starting salary

$160,000

75th percentile private sector starting salary

$160,000

Percent in the private sector who reported salary
information

96%

Median public service starting salary

$54,000

Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)

Percent employed in academia

1.0%

Percent employed in business and industry

3.0%

Percent employed in government

1.0%

Percent employed in all judicial clerkships

15.0%

Percent employed in law firms

78.0%

Percent employed in public interest

2.0%

Percent employed in an unknown field

0.0%

Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an
Article III federal judge

10.9%

2007 Graduates Employment Location

Graduates employed in-state

22%

Graduates employed in foreign countries

2%

Number of states where graduates are employed

18

New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

3.6%

Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)

62.8%

East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

2.8%

West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

0.4%

South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA,
WV)

20.2%

East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)

0.0%

West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)

0.8%

Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)

7.3%

Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)

0.4%

Employment location unknown

0.0%

Career Services

Career services operations: Career Planning and Professionalism counseling:
career planning, job search, judicial clerkships, fellowships,
alumni career services. Four full-time career counselors (all J.D.s)
and two part-time. Robust recruiting program (300+ employers from
around the nation and globe), access to over 5,000 job
opportunities. Educational programming built into 1L program. Online
alumni networking.